つくし

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
土筆
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Pronunciation

Noun

つくし • (tsukushi) ←つくし (tukusi)?

  1. spore stem of the common horsetail (スギナ (sugina)), sometimes eaten as food
    Hypernym: 胞子茎 (hōshi kuki, “spore stem”)
    Holonym: スギナ (sugina, “common horsetail”)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
筑紫
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Proper noun

つくし • (Tsukushi) ←つくし (Tukusi)?

  1. 筑紫: Tsukushi, an ancient province in Japan, roughly equivalent to modern Kyūshū
    Synonym: 筑紫国 (Tsukushi-no-kuni)

Etymology 3

Alternative spelling
尽くし

Pronunciation

Verb

つくし • (tsukushi) ←つくし (tukusi)?

  1. stem or continuative form of つくす (tsukusu)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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